MOORHEAD – No-hit into the sixth inning in Game 1 of Friday's doubleheader at Mississippi Delta, Jones exploded for 12 runs in the sixth to rally for a 16-6 win and then won 9-5 to complete the sweep.
Jones improved to 35-11, 17-7 MACCC while MDCC fell to 15-23, 7-9 MACCC.
The Bobcats host No. 2 Pearl River on Wednesday for a 3 p.m. doubleheader.
Jones 16, Miss. Delta 6
The Trojans led 4-0 in the fifth and Kevin Hill had a no-hitter working before the floodgates opened and Jones scored 12 runs in the sixth to run-away with a 16-6 victory.
Jones sent 18 to the plate and scored 12 runs, highlighted by
Brady Thomas' two-run homer and two-run double by
Gatlin Sanders.
MDCC got two back thanks to three consecutive walks and a fielder's choice.
Thomas' RBI-single extended the lead to 13-6 in the ninth,
Wade Fulton hit a sac fly and Sanders drove two more in on a double to make it 16-6.
Thomas finished 3-for-5 with three RBIs and a triple shy of the cycle. Sanders had two doubles and four RBIs and
Colton Hegwood was 2-for-5 with a double and three RBIs.
Beau Bryans (5-1) scattered six hits, two earned runs, seven strikeouts and two walks to get the win.
Brandon Rhodes tossed the final four innings and allowed one hit and two runs to get the save.
Jones 9, Miss. Delta 5
Thomas' leadoff homer, his fourth home run in seven games, set the tone.
He'd double in the second to score
Josh King and give Jones an early 2-0 lead.
Hays Carley and
Gavin Brassfield added RBI-singles in the third and King a sac fly to make it 5-0.
After Delta cut it to 5-3,
Braden Smith singled to score Hegwood and two more runs scored to push the lead back out to 8-3 in the fifth.
The Trojans scored two in the sixth to cap the scoring.
Smith was 3-for-4 to lead a 15-hit attack, one of 10 Bobcats with a hit.
Micah Daniell (3-2) scattered one earned run on eight hits, walked five and struck out two.